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James Spiotto, Managing Director at Chapman Strategic Advisors, explains why he believes U.S. district court Judge Swain's decision on special revenue bonds was wrong, and the impact it may have on revenue bond issuance, at the recent AFGI Puerto Rico Bankruptcy Risk Summit.

KBRA senior managing director William Cox, when discussing lessons learned from the Puerto Rico debt crisis at the recent AFGI Puerto Rico Bankruptcy Risk Summit, noted that the behavior of management sends "strong signals regarding credit character," in this case "chronically late financial statements."

At the recent AFGI Puerto Rico Bankruptcy Risk Summit, Matt Fabian, partner and lead analyst at Municipal Market Analytics, noted that investors "would like to have more distinguishing between credits, but market realities limit their ability to do so."

Adam Bergonzi, Chief Risk Officer of National Public Finance Guarantee, said at the recent AFGI Puerto Rico Bankruptcy Risk Summit that the event was created as a rebuttal to an "oft-heard sentiment" that the commonwealth's bankruptcy was an anomaly.

Taxable municipal bonds have been in the spotlight of late and investors are eating them up.

The P3 market is growing and state and local governments are taking note.

Municipal market participants across the country are confronting climate change head-on. The stakes are high for all concerned.

The Bond Buyer's Northeast Regional Editor Paul Burton speaks to CBC President Andrew Rein about the NYC Fiscal 2020 executive budget.

A $1.6 billion note deal from the New York State Thruway Authority this week will roll over an issue sold in 2013 as part of a financing for the $4 billion Mario Cuomo Bridge.

The Bond Buyer's Northeast Regional Editor Paul Burton speaks to CBC President Andrew Rein about the NYC Fiscal 2020 executive budget.